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Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... biggest aspiration while 50% said their biggest desire was to take a regular holiday. Owning a home and maintaining a good work-life balance sat equally (45%) while a trusted group of family and friends closely followed (44%). The shift in priorities ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... advice is now," regardless of the nearness to retirement. "Seeking professional financial advice should be viewed as good life hygiene like scheduling a dental check-up with a qualified dentist," he said. "With the cost of living continuing to increase ...

Nuveen wins $190m super mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... which targets office assets based in US cities operating mainly in the healthcare and technology sectors. Medical office, life science, technology R&D and studio-production are some of the sectors Nuveen said are best positioned for demographic and structural ...

Farewell Michael Harrison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... Australia and abroad, and author of several books. In 1997, Harrison was tasked with reinventing Zurich's Australian life insurance business; it is now the third-largest life insurer in Australia, according to Plan for Life data. Most recently, Harrison ...

Poor policy administration sees MLC Life pay $22m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
MLC Life will pay $10 million, in addition to $12 million in remediation, for failing to pay promised rehabilitation benefits. The life insurer was penalised by the Federal Court after it was found guilty of several breaches of the ASIC Act, the Corporations ...

AMP fined $24m for charging deceased customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
The Federal Court found AMP guilty of charging deceased customers life insurance premiums and advice fees, ordering it to pay $24 million in penalties. Justice Hespe today determined that four AMP subsidiaries - AMP Life, AMP Financial Planning, AMP ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... providers that would historically provide these services have not done so yet, creating this opportunity." After launching Life Sherpa nearly 10 years ago, founder and chief executive Vince Scully recently linked with Devine, Queenie Tan with 117,000 ...

Hostplus surpasses $100bn in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Hostplus says the growth has been driven by a combination of mergers and strong member growth. According to APRA data, as of June 2022 the fund had about $82.5 billion in FUM. Less than 12 months later, it has tipped over $100 billion, held on behalf ...

Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... According to Lumiant founder and chief executive Santi Burridge, the platform's client-centric design helps advisers bring to life a client's financial position, goals, and values. "Our advice delivery modules support advisers in visualising ...

HCF Life under ASIC surveillance

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... entered into the contract, even if a diagnosis had not been made, ASIC said. It further alleged the term suggests that HCF Life can deny coverage even if the customer was not aware of the pre-existing condition. ASIC reinforced: "s47 of the Insurance ...